Network Working Group S. Channabasappa
Request for Comments: 5428 CableLabs
Category: Standards Track W. De Ketelaere
tComLabs
E. Nechamkin
Broadcom Corp.
April 2009
Management Event Management Information Base (MIB)for PacketCable- and IPCablecom-Compliant Devices
Status of This Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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Abstract
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
for use with network management protocols in the Internet community.
In particular, it defines a basic set of managed objects for Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-based management of events that
can be generated by PacketCable- and IPCablecom-compliant Multimedia
Terminal Adapter devices.
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infrastructure. An MTA is normally installed at the subscriber's or
customer's premises and is coupled to a multiple system operator
(MSO) using a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) access network.
An MTA is provisioned by the MSO for broadband Internet, data, and/or
voice service. For more information on MTA provisioning, refer to
[PKT-SP-PROV] and [RFC4682]. MTA devices include one or more
endpoints (e.g., telephone ports), which receive call signaling
information to establish ring cadence, and codecs, which provide
telephony service.
For more information on call signaling refer to, [PKT-SP-MGCP] and
[RFC3435].
For more information on codecs, refer to [PKT-SP-CODEC].
Given the complexity of such systems, it is important that a suitable
event management mechanism be defined to allow for effective
management. This MIB module provides objects suitable for generation
and management of events on the MTA.
3. Terminology
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119].
The terms "MIB module" and "information module" are used
interchangeably in this memo. As used here, both terms refer to any
of the three types of information modules defined in Section 3 of RFC2578 [RFC2578]. Some of the terms used in this memo are defined
below. Some additional terms are also defined in the PacketCable(TM)
Management Event Mechanism Specification [PKT-SP-MEM1.5] and the
PacketCable MTA Device Provisioning Specification [PKT-SP-PROV].
3.1. PacketCable
PacketCable is a CableLabs-led initiative that is aimed at developing
interoperable interface specifications for delivering advanced,
real-time multimedia services over two-way cable plants.
3.2. IPCablecom
IPCablecom is an ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)
project that includes architecture and a series of recommendations
that enable the delivery of real-time services over the cable
television networks using cable modems.
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A Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA) is a PacketCable- or IPCablecom-
compliant device providing telephony services over a cable or hybrid
system used to deliver video signals to a community. It contains an
interface to endpoints, a network interface, codecs, and all
signaling and encapsulation functions required for Voice over IP
transport, call signaling, and Quality of Service signaling. An MTA
can be an embedded or standalone device. An Embedded MTA (E-MTA) is
an MTA device containing an embedded Data Over Cable Service
Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) cable modem. A Standalone MTA
(S-MTA) is an MTA device separated from the DOCSIS cable modem by a
non-DOCSIS Media Access Control (MAC) interface (e.g., Ethernet,
USB).
3.4. Endpoint
An endpoint or MTA endpoint is a standard RJ-11 telephony physical
port located on the MTA and used for attaching the telephone device
to the MTA.
3.5. MSO
A Multi-System Operator is a cable company that operates many head-
end locations in several cities.
3.6. UDP
A User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol built upon
Internet Protocol (IP), as per RFC 768 [RFC768].
4. Overview
PacketCable, European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI),
and International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication
Standardization Sector (ITU-T) IPCablecom-compliant Multimedia
Terminal Adaptors (MTAs) are required to generate management events
upon the occurrence of certain operational conditions (for instance,
"AC power failure, MTA operational on battery power"). The complete
set of conditions and the corresponding management events to be
generated are specified in [PKT-SP-MEM1.5] (PacketCable),
[ETSITS101909-22] (ETSI), and [ITU-T-J176] (ITU-T). In addition, the
MTA manufacturer is allowed to specify vendor-specific management
events. For example, vendor XYZ can specify "Memory read error,
terminating process, code: XYZ123".
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When management events are generated, they can either be stored in a
local log on the MTA or transmitted using two possible mechanisms:
SNMP or syslog. This choice between storing and transmitting is
required to be configurable and manageable by the management station
for each management event (default values can be provided when the
events are defined). This document proposes a MIB that can provide
for configuration and management of such management events. A means
to log the events is provided within the specified MIB module. For
syslog as a transport, the necessary information (format, transport,
etc.) is also specified. For SNMP as a transport, the MIB objects
specified in the SNMP-TARGET-MIB and SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB as
utilized, is specified in [RFC3413].
Further, each management event can be uniquely identified using the
'Organization ID' and 'Event ID'. The 'Organization ID' is the
private enterprise number of the organization specifying the event
(e.g., 4491 for CableLabs) and a unique identifier that identifies
the event. The 'Event ID' is an identifier that uniquely identifies
the event within the 'Organization ID' space. This document does not
specify any management events. It only provides a mechanism to
manage the storage and transmission of events.
The EVENT MIB module specified in this document is intended to update
the EVENT MIB modules from which it is partly derived:
- the PacketCable 1.5 Management Event MIB Specification
[PKT-SP-EVEMIB1.5] and
- the ITU-T IPCablecom management event mechanism MIB requirements
[ITU-T-J176].
Several normative and informative references are used to help define
Management Event MIB objects. As a convention, wherever the
requirements are equivalent at the time of the writing, the
PacketCable reference is used. However, MTA implementations MUST
refer to the corresponding specifications to ensure compliance.
4.1. Structure of the MIB
The Management Event MIB module is identified by pktcIetfEventMib and
is structured into the following sub-trees:
- pktcEventControl specifies the management information pertinent to
control of the device's event generation capabilities.
- pktcEventThrottle specifies the management information pertinent to
throttling the transmission of management events using syslog or
SNMP.
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- pktcEventStatus specifies the management information for the device
to report status information related to the generated events.
- pktcEvents specifies the management information for the device to
list all the events it is capable of generating.
- pktcEventLog specifies the management information for the device to
store the generated events.
- pktcEventNotifications specifies the management information that
defines the SNMP trap and inform messages.
4.2. pktcEventControl
The group of objects in this sub-tree provide for three important
controls: ability to reset the event logs and event descriptions,
syslog configuration, and event classes.
Some highlights are as follows:
pktcEventReset - this MIB object allows a management station to reset
the event logs, the event descriptions, or both.
pktcEventSyslog - this group of MIB objects allows the management
station to provide information for transmission of events to a syslog
server, such as message formats and transport protocols.
pktcEventClassTable - this MIB table allows for MTAs to classify the
management events into different categories, termed 'event classes'.
It then allows for common operations to be affected across all the
events pertaining to a specific event class.
4.3. pktcEventThrottle
As indicated earlier, the generated events can be stored locally or
transmitted using SNMP, syslog, or both. However, the management
stations receiving such events may wish to control the rate of
transmission of such events. This event-throttling behavior is
provided by the MIB objects in this sub-tree.
Some highlights are as follows:
pktcEventThrottleAdminStatus - this MIB object allows for
transmissions to be unconstrained, maintained below threshold,
stopped at the threshold, or inhibited.
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pktcEventThrottleThreshold - this MIB object specifies the throttle,
i.e., the number of events over an interval that is considered to be
the threshold.
pktcEventThrottleInterval - this MIB object specifies the interval
over which the threshold is calculated.
4.4. pktcEventStatus
This sub-tree is designed to provide status information related to
event transmissions. It currently contains one MIB object,
pktcEventTransmissionStatus, that allows a client to report the
status of event transmissions.
4.5. pktcEvent
This sub-tree is designed to provide a list of all the events that
can be generated by an MTA and its associated descriptions. The MIB
objects are grouped under the MIB table pktcEventTable.
4.6. pktcEventLog
This sub-tree is designed to allow the MTA to store all the events
that are generated during its operation. The events are stored with
information such as the time of the event, its description and
related characteristics like severity levels.
4.7. pktcEventNotifications
This sub-tree specifies the notification information, i.e., when MTAs
transmit messages using SNMP traps and informs. SNMP traps refer to
the SNMPv2-Trap-PDU. SNMPv1 traps are disallowed.
5. Relationship to Other MIB Modules
Some management objects defined in other MIB modules are applicable
to an entity implementing this MIB. In particular, it is assumed
that an entity implementing the PKTC-IETF-EVENT-MIB module will also
implement the 'interfaces' group of the IF-MIB [RFC2863].
5.1. MIB Modules Required for IMPORTS
The PKTC-IETF-EVENT-MIB MIB module IMPORTS objects from SNMPv2-SMI
[RFC2578], SNMPv2-TC [RFC2579], SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB [RFC3411],
SNMPv2-CONF [RFC2580], IF-MIB [RFC2863], INET-ADDRESS-MIB [RFC4001],
SNMP-TARGET-MIB [RFC3413], SNMP-NOTIFICATION-MIB [RFC3413], and the
SYSLOG-TC-MIB [RFC5427].
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Eugene Nechamkin
Broadcom Corporation
200 - 13711 International Place
Richmond, BC, V6V 2Z8, Canada
+1 604 233 8500
enechamkin@broadcom.com
IETF IPCDN Working Group
General Discussion: ipcdn@ietf.org
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Archive: ftp://ftp.ietf.org/ietf-mail-archive/ipcdn
Co-Chair: Jean-Francois Mule, jf.mule@cablelabs.com
Co-Chair: Richard Woundy, Richard_Woundy@cable.comcast.com"
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB module specifies the basic management objects
for managing events generated by the Multimedia
Terminal Adapter devices compliant with the PacketCable
and IPCablecom requirements.
Copyright (c) 2009 IETF Trust and the persons
identified as authors of the code. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
without modification, are permitted provided that the
following conditions are met:
- Redistributions of source code must retain the above
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- Neither the name of Internet Society, IETF or IETF
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
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WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
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(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
This version of this MIB module is part of RFC 5428;
see the RFC itself for full legal notices."
REVISION "200903300000Z" -- 30 March 2009
DESCRIPTION
"Initial version, published as RFC 5428."
::= { mib-2 182 }
SyslogSeverityMask ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This textual convention represents a bit mask representing
the severity of the syslog events that can be generated.
It corresponds to the various severity levels associated
with syslog messages, as specified in 'The Syslog Protocol',
[RFC5424].
emerg (0), - emergency; system is unusable
alert (1), - action must be taken immediately
crit (2), - critical condition
err (3), - error condition
warning (4), - warning condition
notice (5), - normal but significant condition
info (6), - informational message
debug (7) - debug-level messages"
SYNTAX BITS {
emerg(0),
alert(1),
crit(2),
err(3),
warning(4),
notice(5),
info(6),
debug(7)
}
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--
--
pktcEventNotifications OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pktcIetfEventMib 0 }
pktcEventMibObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pktcIetfEventMib 1 }
pktcEventConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pktcIetfEventMib 2 }
--
--
pktcEventControl OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pktcEventMibObjects 1 }
pktcEventThrottle OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pktcEventMibObjects 2 }
pktcEventStatus OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pktcEventMibObjects 3 }
pktcEvents OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pktcEventMibObjects 4 }
pktcEventLog OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pktcEventMibObjects 5 }
---
-- Event Reporting control objects
---
pktcEventReset OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX BITS {
resetEventLogTable(0),
resetEventTable(1)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object allows a management station to
clear the local log of generated events, reset the
management event descriptions, or both.
MTAs generate management events. These events are stored
in the MIB table pktcEventLogTable. If a management
station needs to clear all the current entries (e.g.,
after a troubleshooting operation is complete), it can
do so by setting the resetEventLogTable(0) bit to a
value of '1'.
The MTA is pre-configured with the events that it can
generate. This is stored in the MIB table
pktcEventTable. This table also contains the
descriptions associated with these events. These
descriptions can be modified by a management station.
However, if the management station wishes to reset the
descriptions to factory defaults, it can do so by
setting the resetEventTable(1) bit to a value of '1'.
The MTA actions are summarized below:
Bit resetEventLogTable(0) set to a value of '1'
- delete all entries in pktcEventLogTable;
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- reset the value of pktcEventLogIndex to '0'.
Bit resetEventTable(1) set to a value of '1'
- reset the pktcEventTable to the
factory default values.
Bits resetEventLogTable(0) and resetEventTable(1)
set to a value of '1'
- perform the above actions as though they were
performed individually (in any order).
Setting a reset bit to a value of '0' MUST NOT
result in any action.
The MTA MUST perform the above actions regardless of
persistence (i.e., storage in non-volatile memory).
The MTA MUST always return a value of '00' when
this MIB object is read.
A management station that resets tables using this MIB
object needs to be careful about the impact to other
management stations that may be reliant on the
information contained in the table(s) being reset. For
example, say management station A creates a specific set
of event descriptions in the event table
(pktcEventTable) for debugging purposes and expects any
generated events to report the modified descriptions. In
such a case, if another management station resets the
event table to factory defaults, any subsequent events
will not contain the modified descriptions expected by
management station A. Such multi-manager contentions are
not addressed within this MIB module. Thus, management
stations are RECOMMENDED to use this MIB object with
care and caution, and only when absolutely required."
::= { pktcEventControl 1 }
---
-- syslog-specific MIB objects
---
pktcEventSyslog OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { pktcEventControl 2 }
pktcEventSyslogCapabilities OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX BITS {
formatBSDSyslog(0),
formatSyslogProtocol(1),
transportUDP(2),
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MTA MUST return an appropriate error
response, such as 'inconsistentValue'."
REFERENCE
"Transmission of Syslog messages over UDP, [RFC5426];
TLS Transport Mapping for Syslog, [RFC5425]."
DEFVAL {tls}
::= { pktcEventSyslog 5 }
pktcEventSyslogPort OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX InetPortNumber
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object contains the port number of the
syslog server to which the syslog messages are to
be transmitted."
REFERENCE
"Transmission of Syslog Messages over UDP, [RFC5426];
TLS Transport Mapping for Syslog, [RFC5425]."
DEFVAL { 6514 }
::= { pktcEventSyslog 6 }
---
-- Event classes
---
pktcEventClassTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF PktcEventClassEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB table allows for management events that can be
generated by an MTA to be classified into categories,
or 'event classes'. For example, all the configuration-
related events can be associated with an event class
titled 'configuration'. Such a classification allows
for a management station to affect changes on a common
group of events at once. Two operations are specified
on an event class: enabling or disabling of all the
events in an event class, and selective enabling or
disabling based on the severity level."
::= { pktcEventControl 3 }
pktcEventClassEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PktcEventClassEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
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"Each entry in this table specifies an event class, a
grouping of events, as identified by the MTA
manufacturer. Any event associated with an event class
in this table MUST be specified in the
pktcEventTable.
The MTA MUST create one entry (index=100) for the event
class titled 'generic'. This event class MUST contain
all the events that are not contained in any other
vendor-specified event classes.
A management station SHOULD NOT associate an event
with multiple event classes. However, if an event is
associated with multiple event classes, the MTA
MUST give precedence to the event class with the
lowest index. Thus, at a given point in time,
only one event class is applicable for an event.
The event table (pktcEventTable) provides the event
class that affects the event. Whenever an event is
generated, the MTA MUST verify the applicable
event class entry to take any specified actions.
Entries in this table persist across resets and
reboots."
INDEX { pktcEventClassIndex }
::= { pktcEventClassTable 1 }
PktcEventClassEntry::= SEQUENCE {
pktcEventClassIndex Unsigned32,
pktcEventClassName SnmpAdminString,
pktcEventClassStatus TruthValue,
pktcEventClassSeverity SyslogSeverityMask
}
pktcEventClassIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32 (1..100)
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object is an index into the event
class table. It is a locally meaningful
value."
::= { pktcEventClassEntry 1 }
pktcEventClassName OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString (SIZE (1..100))
MAX-ACCESS read-only
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STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object contains the name of the
event class.
Vendors MAY define different event classes
(e.g., DHCP, SNMP, DEBUG) to group together
management events of a particular category.
Event class names need to take into
consideration the SnmpAdminString definition
requirements, such as the use of control code
sequence CR LF to represent a newline."
::= { pktcEventClassEntry 2 }
pktcEventClassStatus OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX TruthValue
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object indicates if events belonging
to the corresponding event class are enabled
or disabled, for event reporting.
Setting this object to a value of 'true' enables
reporting of all the events in the event class.
When enabled, the means of reporting events is
specified by the MIB object pktcEventReporting.
Setting this object to a value of 'false' disables
any event reporting, irrespective of the value of the
MIB object pktcEventReporting for a specific
event.
The default value of this MIB object is vendor-
specific. However, the vendor SHOULD enable all
event categories defined by PacketCable or
IPCablecom by default."
::= { pktcEventClassEntry 3 }
pktcEventClassSeverity OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SyslogSeverityMask
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object defines the severity level
of events belonging to a specific event class
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that are enabled for event reporting.
This MIB object has no effect on the event
reporting unless the MIB object
pktcEventClassStatus is set to a value
of 'true' (enabled), for the corresponding
event class.
Setting a bit within the mask to a value of '1'
implies that events corresponding to that
severity level MUST be reported as defined by
the corresponding value of 'pktcEventReporting'
for events in the event class.
Setting a bit to a value of '0' implies that
events corresponding to that level MUST NOT be
reported, irrespective of the corresponding
value of 'pktcEventReporting' for events
in the event class.
It is recommended that the bits corresponding
to emerg(0), alert(1), crit(2), and err(3)
be set to a value of '1' to ensure reporting of
events requiring immediate attention."
REFERENCE
"The Syslog Protocol, [RFC5424]."
::= { pktcEventClassEntry 4 }
---
-- Event throttling control
---
pktcEventThrottleAdminStatus OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER {
unconstrained(1),
maintainBelowThreshold(2),
stopAtThreshold(3),
inhibited(4)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object controls the throttling of the
transmitted messages upon generation of an event
(SNMP/syslog). It does not affect local logging
of events.
A value of unconstrained(1) causes event messages
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to be transmitted without regard to the threshold
settings.
A value of maintainBelowThreshold(2) causes event
messages to be suppressed if the number of
transmissions would otherwise exceed the threshold
specified by pktcEventThrottleThreshold over the
interval specified by pktcEventThrottleInterval.
A value of stopAtThreshold(3) causes event message
transmission to cease once the threshold specified
by pktcEventThrottleThreshold (over the interval
specified by pktcEventThrottleInterval) is reached.
Event generation is resumed when the value of this
MIB object is modified by a management station or
when the device resets or reboots.
A value of inhibited(4) causes all event message
transmissions to be suppressed.
An event causing both an SNMP and a syslog message
is still treated as a single event.
Refer to MIB objects pktcEventThrottleThreshold and
pktcEventThrottleInterval for information on
throttling."
DEFVAL { unconstrained }
::= { pktcEventThrottle 1 }
pktcEventThrottleThreshold OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32(0..1024)
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object contains the number of events per
pktcEventThrottleInterval to be transmitted before
throttling.
An event resulting in multiple actions (e.g., SNMP
and syslog) is still treated as a single event."
DEFVAL { 2 }
::= { pktcEventThrottle 2 }
pktcEventThrottleInterval OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32(0..604800)
UNITS "seconds"
MAX-ACCESS read-write
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STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object contains the interval over which
the throttle threshold applies."
DEFVAL { 1 }
::= { pktcEventThrottle 3 }
---
-- Reporting of transmission status
---
pktcEventTransmissionStatus OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX BITS {
syslogThrottled(0),
snmpThrottled(1),
validsyslogServerAbsent(2),
validSnmpManagerAbsent(3),
syslogTransmitError(4),
snmpTransmitError(5)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object reflects the status of the event
transmissions using syslog, SNMP, or both.
If a bit corresponding to a state is set to a value
of:
'1', it indicates that the state is true
'0', it indicates that the state is false
If the MTA is not configured with a syslog server
or an SNMP Manager, the corresponding 'throttling'
and 'transmit error' bits MUST be set to a value of
'0'. For example, if an SNMP Manager is not
configured on the MTA, the bit corresponding to
validSnmpManagerAbsent(3) is set to a value of '1',
and the values of the bits corresponding to
snmpThrottled(1) and snmpTransmitError(5) are set
to a value of '0'.
'Event throttling' is based on thresholds and the
current setting of the MIB object
pktcEventThrottleAdminStatus.
'Server/Manager' indicators are based on the
availability of valid syslog server/SNMP Managers.
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Transmit errors are reported when detected. If an
MTA cannot detect an error situation, the value of
the BIT will be set '0'.
It is to be noted that not all the conditions that are
indicated by this MIB object are detectable by all
devices, and when detected may not be accurate. It is
meant to provide a report of the status as determined
by the device during event transmissions."
::= { pktcEventStatus 1 }
---
-- Description of events
---
pktcEventTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF PktcEventEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB table contains all possible management events
that can be generated by the device. This includes
PacketCable- and IPCablecom-defined events and
vendor-specific events."
::= { pktcEvents 1 }
pktcEventEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PktcEventEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"An entry in this table is created for each
event the MTA implementing this MIB is
capable of reporting. Entries in this table
are persisted across resets and reboots."
INDEX { pktcEventOrganization, pktcEventIdentifier }
::= { pktcEventTable 1 }
PktcEventEntry::= SEQUENCE {
pktcEventOrganization Unsigned32,
pktcEventIdentifier Unsigned32,
pktcEventFacility SyslogFacility,
pktcEventSeverityLevel SyslogSeverity,
pktcEventReporting BITS,
pktcEventText SnmpAdminString,
pktcEventClass SnmpAdminString
}
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MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object contains the severity level that
is applicable to the specified event."
REFERENCE
"The Syslog Protocol, [RFC5424];
Textual Conventions for Syslog Management,
[RFC5427]."
::= { pktcEventEntry 4 }
pktcEventReporting OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX BITS {
local(0),
syslog(1),
snmpTrap(2),
snmpInform(3)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object defines the action to be taken on
occurrence of this event. Bit local(0) refers to local
logging of events; bit sylog(1) refers to the
transmission of events using syslog; bit snmpTrap(2)
refers to the transmission of events using SNMP Traps
(SNMPv2-Trap-PDU); and bit snmpInform(3) refers to the
transmission of events using SNMP INFORMs.
Setting a bit to a value of '1' indicates that the
corresponding action will be taken upon occurrence of
this event. If none of the bits are set, then no action
is taken upon occurrence of the event. The success of
transmission using syslog and SNMP depends on the
MTA configuration. For example, a valid syslog server
address is required for syslog message transmission.
Specification of a management event does not necessarily
include the actions to be taken upon its generation,
i.e., it does not need to specify if a generated event
needs to be transmitted via SNMP or syslog, or stored
locally. Thus, certain default values are specified,
based on the event's severity level specified by the
MIB object pktcEventSeverityLevel, as follows:
- If the severity level of an event is emerg(0),
alert(1), crit(2), or err(3), set the bits for
local(0), syslog(1), and snmpInform(3) to a value
of '1' and set the remaining bits to a value of '0'.
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- For an event with any other severity level, set
the bits for local(0) and syslog(1) to a value
of '1' and set the rest of the bits to a value
of '0'."
::= { pktcEventEntry 5 }
pktcEventText OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString (SIZE (0..127))
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object provides a human-readable
description of the event. Descriptions need
to take into consideration the SnmpAdminString
definition requirements such as the use of
control code sequence CR LF to represent a
newline."
::= { pktcEventEntry 6 }
pktcEventClass OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString (SIZE (0..100))
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object represents the event class
that affects the event. If an event is associated
with only one event class, then its name
(pktcEventClassName) is reported. If an event
is associated with more than one event class,
then the name of the event class with the
lowest index in the event class table
(pktcEventClassTable) is reported.
See the MIB table pktcEventClassTable
for a description of event classes and usage.
Descriptions need to take into consideration the
SnmpAdminString definition requirements, such as
the use of control code sequence CR LF to
represent a newline."
::= { pktcEventEntry 7 }
---
-- Log of generated events
---
pktcEventLogTable OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF PktcEventLogEntry
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MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB table contains a log of the events
generated by the MTA.
A description of all the events that can be
generated by the device can be obtained from the
MIB table pktcEventTable.
An MTA is not required to persist the contents of this
table across resets."
::= { pktcEventLog 1 }
pktcEventLogEntry OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX PktcEventLogEntry
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Each entry in this table describes an event that
has occurred, indexed in the chronological order of
generation. The details of the event are borrowed
from the parameters associated with the corresponding
event entry in pktcEventTable at the
time of the event generation.
While all entries created as such can be cleared using
the MIB object pktcEventReset, the event entries
themselves cannot be individually deleted."
INDEX { pktcEventLogIndex }
::= { pktcEventLogTable 1 }
PktcEventLogEntry ::= SEQUENCE {
pktcEventLogIndex Unsigned32,
pktcEventLogTime DateAndTime,
pktcEventLogOrganization Unsigned32,
pktcEventLogIdentifier Unsigned32,
pktcEventLogText SnmpAdminString,
pktcEventLogEndpointName SnmpAdminString,
pktcEventLogType BITS,
pktcEventLogTargetInfo SnmpAdminString,
pktcEventLogCorrelationId Unsigned32,
pktcEventLogAdditionalInfo SnmpAdminString
}
pktcEventLogIndex OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32(1..4294967295)
MAX-ACCESS not-accessible
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STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object provides relative ordering of the
objects in the event log.
If the MTA implements non-volatile storage,
then this object will always increase except when
the MIB object reaches a value of 2^32-1.
If the MTA does not implement non-volatile storage,
then this object will always increase except when
the MIB object reaches a value of 2^32-1 or the MTA
is reset.
When the value reaches 2^32-1, or an MTA that does
not implement non-volatile storage is reset,
newer events will be stored starting with an index
value of '1' (cyclic rotation)."
::= { pktcEventLogEntry 1 }
pktcEventLogTime OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX DateAndTime
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object provides a human-readable description
of the date and time at which the event occurred.
The value of the date and time contained in this MIB
object SHOULD reflect the date and time used in the
syslog message resulting from the associated event,
if such a syslog message was transmitted."
::= { pktcEventLogEntry 2 }
pktcEventLogOrganization OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32(1..4294967295)
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object provides the IANA enterprise number of
the organization defining the event. Thus, all
PacketCable- or IPCablecom-defined events will contain
the CableLabs or IPCablecom IANA enterprise number, and
all vendor-specific events will contain the IANA
enterprise number of the defining organization."
::= { pktcEventLogEntry 3 }
pktcEventLogIdentifier OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32
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MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object contains the event identifier for the
corresponding event."
::= { pktcEventLogEntry 4 }
pktcEventLogText OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString (SIZE (0..127))
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object contains the contents of
the MIB object pktcEventText, corresponding
to the event, at the moment of generation."
::= { pktcEventLogEntry 5 }
pktcEventLogEndpointName OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString (SIZE (0..255))
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object contains the unique identifier of the
MTA endpoint that generated the corresponding event.
If the generated event was not associated with
any specific endpoint on the MTA, then this MIB object
contains the MTA identifier.
An MTA endpoint can be uniquely identified using a
combination of the MTA identifier and the endpoint
number. The MTA is identified via its Fully-Qualified
Domain Name (FQDN) and the associated IP address at
the given point in time.
The format of the value contained by this MIB object
is as follows:
aaln/n:<FQDN>/<IP>, when it identifies an endpoint,
'n' being the endpoint number;
or,
<FQDN>/<IP>, when it identifies an MTA.
The value contained by this MIB object needs to observe
the SnmpAdminString definition requirements."
::= { pktcEventLogEntry 6 }
pktcEventLogType OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX BITS {
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local(0),
syslog(1),
snmpTrap(2),
snmpInform(3)
}
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object contains the type of actions taken by
the MTA when the event indicated by the MIB object
pktcEventLogIdentifier occurred.
A bit with a value of '1' indicates the corresponding
action was taken. Setting it to a value of '0'
indicates that the corresponding action was not taken.
An event may trigger one or more actions (e.g., syslog
and SNMP) or result only in a local log. An action may
also be prevented due to throttling, in which case it is
not reported by this MIB object."
::= { pktcEventLogEntry 7 }
pktcEventLogTargetInfo OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString (SIZE (0..255))
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object contains a comma-separated list of the
actions taken for external notifications, along with the
target IP address for the generated events. Locally
stored events MUST NOT be recorded in this MIB object.
The syntax is as:
<action-1/IP>,<action-2/IP>,<action-3/IP>
Where <action-n/IP> is to be denoted as follows:
For syslog events:
syslog/<IP address of the syslog server>
For SNMP traps:
snmpTrap/<IP address of the SNMP server>
For SNMP INFORMS:
snmpInform/<IP address of the SNMP server>
If there are multiple targets for the same type (SNMP
traps sent to multiple IP addresses) or if there are
multiple message types sent to the same IP (syslog and
SNMP sent to the same IP address), they need to be
reported individually.
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It is to be noted that this MIB object may not be able
to store all the data in some cases (e.g., multiple
IPv6 addresses), in which case some actions may not be
reported. In such cases, the MTA MUST present a value
of '...' at the end of the value.
Values contained by this MIB object need to observe the
SnmpAdminString definition requirements."
::= { pktcEventLogEntry 8 }
pktcEventLogCorrelationId OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Unsigned32
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object contains the correlation ID
generated by the MTA during the initiation of the
last provisioning flow, within or following which
the event occurred.
Although a correlation ID once generated after MTA
reset does not change until next MTA reset, the
value of this object will differ for the events
preserved across MTA resets in case of a persistent
pktcEventLogTable.
For more information on the generation of correlation
IDs, refer to the corresponding PacketCable/IPCablecom
Device Provisioning specifications."
REFERENCE
"PacketCable MTA Device Provisioning Specification,
[PKT-SP-PROV]."
::= { pktcEventLogEntry 9 }
pktcEventLogAdditionalInfo OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX SnmpAdminString (SIZE (0..255))
MAX-ACCESS read-only
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"This MIB object contains additional information
in relation to the corresponding event that an
MTA might wish to report, such as parameterized
data or debugging information. The format is
vendor-specific.
If the MTA cannot provide any additional information for
the particular event generated, it MUST populate this
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STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Group of MIB objects for PacketCable Management Event
MIB."
::= { pktcEventGroups 1 }
pktcEventNotificationGroup NOTIFICATION-GROUP
NOTIFICATIONS { pktcEventNotification }
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"Group of MIB objects for notifications related to
change in status of the MTA Device."
::= { pktcEventGroups 2 }
END
7. IANA Considerations
The MIB module in this document uses the following IANA-assigned
OBJECT IDENTIFIER values recorded in the SMI Numbers registry:
Descriptor OBJECT IDENTIFIER Value
---------- -----------------------
pktcIetfEventMib { mib-2 182 }
8. Security Considerations
There are a number of management objects defined in this MIB module
with a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-write. Such objects may be
considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. The
support for SET operations in a non-secure environment without proper
protection can have a negative effect on network operations.
Security threats include events unreported on errors, redirection of
events (deliberately or otherwise) or minimized reporting of errors.
Such threats can mask certain misconfiguration attempts and denial of
service attacks that can be recognized and thwarted via event
reporting.
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MIB objects of significance include:
- those that control the event generation, the target syslog address
for events and the reporting status, i.e.:
pktcEventReset
pktcEventSyslogAddressType
pktcEventSyslogAddress
pktcEventSyslogPort
pktcEventSyslogMessageFormat
pktcEventSyslogTransport
pktcEventClassStatus
- those related to event classes, i.e.: pktcEventClassSeverity
- those related to throttling, i.e.: pktcEventThrottleAdminStatus
pktcEventThrottleThreshold pktcEventThrottleInterval
- those related to the event reporting capabilities of an MTA, i.e:
pktcEventSeverityLevel pktcEventReporting pktcEventText
The MIB object pktcEventReset deserves special mention since access
to this MIB object can be used to disrupt event collection by
management stations. For example, consider a management station that
modifies the descriptions in the event table pktcEventTable. It
would then expect management events generated by the MTA to reflect
the modified values. A rogue management station that has access to
the pktcEventReset can reset the event table, resulting in the
management station not receiving events with the expected
descriptions. Further, a rogue management station with access to
pktcEventReset can also clear local logs, eliminating local logs of
generated events for management stations that are not configured to
receive syslog or SNMP messages. The same concerns apply when
allowed management stations performing such operations are unaware of
other management stations that may be reliant on the event table or
the event log table for management or monitoring. This MIB module
does not address such multi-manager contentions, and recommends that
the MIB object pktcEventReset be used with caution.
Some of the readable objects in this MIB module (i.e., objects with a
MAX-ACCESS other than not-accessible) may be considered sensitive or
vulnerable in some network environments. It is thus important to
control even GET and/or NOTIFY access to these objects and possibly
to even encrypt the values of these objects when sending them over
the network via SNMP. These are the tables and objects and their
sensitivity/vulnerability:
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pktcEventLogTable: This table contains the log of generated event
messages. Read access to this table might reveal some specific
information that should be kept confidential.
pktcEventTransmissionStatus: This MIB object reveals the status of
event transmission and MAY be sensitive in some environments.
SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 did not include adequate security.
Even if the network itself is secure (for example by using IPsec),
even then, there is no control as to who on the secure network is
allowed to access and GET/SET (read/change/create/delete) the objects
in this MIB module.
It is RECOMMENDED that implementers consider the security features as
provided by the SNMPv3 framework (see [RFC3410], section 8),
including full support for the SNMPv3 cryptographic mechanisms (for
authentication and privacy).
Further, deployment of SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 is NOT
RECOMMENDED. Instead, it is RECOMMENDED to deploy SNMPv3 and to
enable cryptographic security. It is then a customer/operator
responsibility to ensure that the SNMP entity giving access to an
instance of this MIB module, is properly configured to give access to
the objects only to those principals (users) that have legitimate
rights to perform GET or SET (change/create/delete) operations.
9. Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the members of the IETF IP over Cable
Data Network (IPCDN) working group and the CableLabs PacketCable
Provisioning focus team for their contributions, comments, and
suggestions.
Special appreciation is extended to the following individuals (in
alphabetical order): Dan Romascanu, David Harrington, Greg Nakanishi,
Jean-Francois Mule, John Berg, Kevin Marez, Paul Duffy, Peter Bates,
Randy Presuhn, Rich Woundy, Rick Vetter, Roy Spitzer, and Satish
Kumar.
The primary editor (Sumanth) wishes to acknowledge the MIB doctors
David Harrington and Dan Romascanu, Lars Eggert and Pasi Eronen, as
well as Rich Woundy for expert feedback and numerous suggestions to
improve this document.
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